ANNUAL GENERAL ADJUSTMENT (AGA)

Each year the Berkeley Rent Board passes an Annual General Adjustment which allows landlords to raise the rents for all rental units covered by the Berkeley Rent Ordinance for which the landlord did not establish an initial rent during the prior calendar year.

The yearly increase is set by taking 65% of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Bay Area during the period from July 1st through June 30th of the prior year. This formula was approved by the Berkeley voters in the November 2004 general municipal election.

RENT STABILIZATION BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE

2017 ANNUAL GENERAL ADJUSTMENT - At its regular meeting on October 17, 2016, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board adopted the Annual General Adjustment (AGA) Order for Year 2017 which will allow eligible landlords to increase the 2016 permanent rent ceilings by 1.8%. The 2017 AGA of 1.8% represents 65% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Bay Area during the period from July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016, which was 2.7% as posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 65% of CPI formula was approved by Berkeley voters in the November 2004 general municipal election. See Berkeley Municipal Code section 13.76.110A. for rules related to establishing the AGA.

The 2017 AGA may not be charged to tenants whose tenancy began on or after January 1, 2016, and who had their rents set pursuant to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Order - Rent Board Regulation 1139 - also sets forth the conditions for qualifying for this rent increase and the notice that must be given to tenants in order to raise the rent. The full text of the regulation and Order may be viewed in the Rent Board office at 2125 Milvia Street or on our website at www.cityofberkeley.info/rent. If you have any questions, you may contact a Rent Board Housing Counselor at 510-981-RENT (981-7368).

Jay KelekianExecutive DirectorOctober 18, 2016

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